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(No Model.)

J. SEGAL. ATTACHMENT FOR HOT AIR REGISTERS.

No. 450,322. Patented Apr. 14, 1891-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JENNIE SEGAL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO ERNST REHM, OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR HOT-AIR REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,322, dated April 14, 1891.

Application filed January 8, 1891. Serial No. 377,125. (No model.)

. of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Hot- Air Registers, of which the following is a specifi cation. 7

The object of my invention is to provide a simple cheap attachment for hot-air registers used in dwellings, offices, public buildings, &c., whereby the impuritiessuch as dust, coal, soot, &c.with which the air in cities is laden are prevented from entering the apartments with the air and injuring the furniture and walls, and thus saving the labor and trouble necessary to keep such apartments in cleanly and habitable condition.

The invention will be first fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings with such accuracy as to enable those skilled in the art to which my invention relates to make and use it and all housewives interested in keeping neat, cleanly, and healthy apartments to appreciate its advantages, after which its novel features will be particularly referred to, and pointed out in the claims.

Referringto the drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar reference-letters wherever they occur throughout the various views, Figure '1 is a perspective view of a register-cap embodying my invention, the parts being in position for use. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same with the outer removable cap or covering placed over the fixed frame, but only partially forced to its closed position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the inner frame with the removable flexible strainer placed over it, ready to receive the, movable fastening cap or cover. vertical sectional view of the device, taken through line m a; of Fig. 2,but with the outer cap pressed farther over the stationary frame.

Referring to the parts, A is a rectangular openframe, composed of the lower an gle-frame at, upper angle-frame a, and four uprights a3,

which are preferably formed of pieces of light metal tubing securely soldered within the angles of the upper and lower frames. The

flange of the lower frame a projects outwardly, and is perforated to receive screws or nails,

Fig.4 is a transverse,

by which the frame A is securely fastened to the Wall or floor around the register-frame. The upper angle-frame a has its horizontal flange projecting inwardly a sufficient distance to cover the tops of the u prightposts 0.

The removable cap B, which is made to snugly fit over the stationary or fixed frame A, is a rectangularbox composed of the lower angle-frame b, upper angle-frame b, upright angle-bars b uniting the two frames, and the side and end plates 0 O, which are preferably made of light perforated sheet metal. These sides and ends maybe made of a single sheet bent into a rectangular frame and soldered or otherwise secured within the outer frame B. Both the outer and the inner frames for neatness of appearance are preferably made of light sheet-brass; but the sides and ends 0 C may be made of light woven-wire;

bolting-cloth, or other screening material.

D is a piece of muslin or similar goods, which is placed over the top of the frame A. It islarge enough to fold down around the top edge of the frame, as seen clearly in Fig. 3. After the frame A is secured in place, the cloth D is placed over it. The frame Bis then placed over the frame A and pushed to place, as seen in Fig. 1. This operation stretches the cloth tightly over the stationary frame and holds it in place. WVhen the cloth D becomes soiled from the soot, which is screened from the hot air passing through it, the cap B is removed and the soiled cloth replaced by a clean one. By this means the cloth may be changed every few days and the apartments be kept free of the soot and dust now carried into them through the registers.

It is obvious that the cloth maybe made to completely cover the inner frame and the sides and ends 0 O dispensed with, and in such case the whole of the upper cap 13, except the lower frame I), may be omitted; but the form I have shown is preferable, as it is substantial and presents a neat appearance; besides, I havefound by experience that nearly all of the dust and soot is collected by the portion of the cloth which covers the top of the stationary frame, and such as collects on the sides and ends 0 O is readily dusted off when the cover B is removed.

I do not confine myself to the particular details of construction shown, as it is evident that many mere mechanical changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The attachment 1 have shown is adaptable to any hot-air heating apparatus now placed for use, without disturbing the register fittings; but in placing it in new buildings the frame A may be let into the Wall or floor with 2. The combination of the inner open frame A, the filtering-cloth D, stretched over the top of said frame, and the removable frame having its sides and ends formed of light perforated metal and adapted to fit over and inclose the frame A and hold the filtering-cloth in place.

3. The combination of the inner frame A, composed of the angle-frames a a and up rights a the movable frame 13, composed of the angle-frames Z) Z), uprights b and perforated sides and ends 0 O, and the filteringcloth D, adapted to be stretched over the frame A and held in place by the frame B, substantially as shown and described.

JENNIE SEGAL.

Witnesses.

3E0. J. MURRAY, ABRAHAM SEGAL. 

